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Importing a Car from Northern Ireland

  • 23-02-2014 10:09am
    #1
    Eirelh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    I am looking to purchase a used BMW 1 Series and have a budget of around €10k.

    I have been looking at importing from Northern Ireland but this process is new to me.

    Has anyone had any experience of this and if so when you factor in VRT etc.. does it save you money on average?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Eirelh wrote: »
    I am looking to purchase a used BMW 1 Series and have a budget of around €10k.

    I have been looking at importing from Northern Ireland but this process is new to me.

    Has anyone had any experience of this and if so when you factor in VRT etc.. does it save you money on average?

    Cheers

    There's no average.
    On some cars you do save, on some cars you don't.
    Google "VRT calculator" and enter details of car you want to buy, to find out how much VRT you will have to pay.


  • #3
    Eirelh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Eirelh


    CiniO wrote: »
    There's no average.
    On some cars you do save, on some cars you don't.
    Google "VRT calculator" and enter details of car you want to buy, to find out how much VRT you will have to pay.

    Cheers, most questions on here are probably answered with Google


  • #4
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Eirelh wrote: »
    Cheers, most questions on here are probably answered with Google

    Do you want me to give you direct link to VRT calculator. If you are wary of using google, I can do - no problem.

    Here it is: VRT CALCULATOR


  • #5
    Gorteen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭Gorteen


    My biggest concern would be that the speedo is in mph and not kmph..


  • #6
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Gorteen wrote: »
    My biggest concern would be that the speedo is in mph and not kmph..

    Why would this be a concern?
    Most cars in UK have double-unit speedometres.
    Also still lot's of original Irish cars have speedos in MPH (every car first registered before 2005 AFAIK).


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  • #7
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    CiniO wrote: »
    Why would this be a concern?
    Most cars in UK have double-unit speedometres.
    Yep, it is functional, but asthetically looks sh!te.


  • #8
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Any particular reason you are looking to import OP? Unless your importing something exotic like an M1 or a 123d, I can't see why you would not just buy here. By the time you factor going to look and buy the car, let alone the VRT and motor tax, I doubt your going to be making much of a saving. Importing rarely makes sense unless you find an absolute bargain, rare exotic or a seriously high spec model.


  • #9
    djPSB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭djPSB


    Eirelh wrote: »
    I am looking to purchase a used BMW 1 Series and have a budget of around €10k.

    I have been looking at importing from Northern Ireland but this process is new to me.

    Has anyone had any experience of this and if so when you factor in VRT etc.. does it save you money on average?

    Cheers

    It all depends on the car involved really.

    You need to do the maths yourself. Find a car you like in the South and find a similar model in the North and do a comparison with VRT, NCT costs etc. included.

    The process itself is fairly straightforward.


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